>[ The Security Professional | Lawrence D. Dietz ]
>----- First-Ever NT Server Virus Calls for Extra Vigilance -----
>This kind of hacker software can probably change algorithms as quickly as
>any user organization--so you ought to be prepared for the worst.
>
>http://www.iw.com/print/current/infrastructure/19990111-firstever.html
The article begins:
>For too long the end user community has assumed that most virus activity
>would reside in the Unix world. But the debut on Nov. 19, 1998, of a virus
>called Remote Explorer--the first known virus to attack Windows NT
>servers--should make every user take notice.
>
>NT is the operating system of choice for most Internet servers. It is also
>the touchstone for desktops and laptops reaching out over the Internet.
>Yet Microsoft has neither built nor certified the NT operating system as a
>hardened, secure product. In fact, many Internet-facilitated break-ins
>occur because NT systems are not configured or managed properly.
I guess I'm in need of a little education here. I thought UNIX (and its
variants) was the OS of choice for Internet servers. And viruses being a
predominantly UNIX phenomenon?
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